Gloves embedded with tiny sensors have been developed to help protect workers from exposure to vibration.
The gloves, developed by Nottingham Trent University and spearheaded by Professor Tilak Dias of the School of Art & Design, include technology that aims to alert wearers when they experience vibrations likely to cause conditions such as vibration white finger and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Workers most at risk are those who regularly use power tools such as concrete breakers, sanders, grinders, hammer drills, chainsaws, hedge trimmers and powered mowers. According to the HSE, over the last decade more than 10,000 claims have been made for vibration white finger and carpal tunnel syndrome.
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